Project Gutenberg 2024-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Belknap, Reginald Rowan 1871 1959 Belknap, Reginald R. 20013137 The Yankee mining squadron : $b or, laying the North Sea mine barrage $aAnnapolis :$bU.S. Naval Institute, $c1919, copyright 1920. Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Yankee Mining Squadron: or, Laying the North Sea Mine Barrage" by Captain Reginald R. Belknap, U.S.N. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book details the American naval operation during World War I focused on laying underwater mines across the North Sea to hinder German submarine movements. It captures the challenges and strategies involved in this massive undertaking, emphasizing the significance of the mine barrage in the conflict. The opening of the book establishes the context of the operation, revealing the preparations and logistical challenges faced by the American Mine Force upon arriving in Scotland. Captain Belknap reflects on the beauty of the Scottish landscape contrasted against the urgency of their mission. He introduces the squadron's deployment strategy, equipment, and the importance of teamwork, setting the stage for the first minelaying excursion. The tone conveys both pride in the squadron's capabilities and the gravity of the task at hand, highlighting the coordination required for executing such a complex military operation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/yankeeminingsqua01belk 20220407052525belknap 1919 US en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations -- Submarine United States. Navy Submarine mines D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 270435 2025-02-28T19:30:39.755062 text/html 244084 2024-12-01T17:19:15 text/html 2503006 2025-02-28T19:30:48.133074 application/epub+zip 2499503 2025-02-28T19:30:41.954116 application/epub+zip 303208 2025-02-28T19:30:40.533056 application/epub+zip 2403070 2025-02-28T19:30:52.364021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2367756 2025-02-28T19:30:46.865047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235746 2025-02-28T19:30:38.948085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215797 2024-12-01T17:19:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16297 2025-02-28T19:30:52.517005 application/rdf+xml 9784 2025-02-28T19:30:40.871103 image/jpeg 1431 2025-02-28T19:30:40.699107 image/jpeg 2731621 2025-02-28T19:30:39.837071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia